American values and legal traditions do not permit the indefinite detention of people beyond our borders.

We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.

I don't have to negotiate an arms agreement with Great Britain or with France.

Yes, we can. Yes, we can change. Yes, we can.

People have to recognize that it’s going to take some time for trust to be built not only between Democrats and Republicans, between Congress and the White House, between the House and the Senate. You know, we’ve had a dysfunctional political system for a while now.

I believe that the U.S. can and should be a global leader in the development of alternative energy sources.

It's time to "stop being ambivalent." ... They (groups like the Islamic State) have no ideology beyond violence and chaos and the slaughter of innocent people.